What determines what a hurricane is named? Is it random or is there a list of pre-chosen names?

Answer 1

The names are pre-chosen and appear in a six year cycle, unless they are 'retired' after a large storm i.e. Andrew, Hugo, Katrina.

Answer 2

Their are 6 lists of names that cycle, alphabetical A-W excluding Q & U. There is a seperate list of names for Atlantic and Pacific storms. If a particularly bad storm happens (costly or deadly) the name is retired and replaced on the list by a new name. The list of names is established by the World Metorological Organization (a specialized agency that is part of the United Nations)

In the event that more than 21 Topical storms would occur in a season the names would come from the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, ect....). The lists go by year regardless of whether or not the storm occurs during the season.

Answer 3

Six different naming lists are used in rotation. See the link below for the lists that are used.

Answer 4

hurricanes are given names. Why is that? To help us identify storms and track them as they move across the ocean. Remember, there can be more than one hurricane at a time and without naming them, we could get confused and which storm we're talking about.

For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular saint's day on which the hurricane occurred. An Australian meteorologist began giving women's names to tropical storms before the end of the 19th century. In 1953, the U.S. National Weather Service, which is the federal agency that tracks hurricanes and issues warnings and watches, began using female names for storms.

In 1979, both women and men's names were used. One name for each letter of the alphabet is selected, except for Q, U and Z. For Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, the names may be French, Spanish or English, since these are the major languages bordering the Atlantic Ocean where the storm occur.

So who decides what names are used each year? The World Meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation. The same lists are reused every six years. The only time a new name is added is if a hurricane is very deadly or costly. Then the name is retired and a new name is chosen.

Answer 5

Every year the some weather service (I can't remember the name) will randomly chose 23 names, one for each letter excluding Q, X & Y. After the number is exceeded, they move to the Greek alphabet, Like: Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma & Omega. If a certain named hurricane didn't do significant damage then the name will be used again in later years, but unlike Katrina & Rita, those two names will never be used again.

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Answer 6

The are prechoosen names and are given in alphabetical order. Our first troplical storm was Alberto the next one will be named beggining with the letter B. I believe the letters Q, X, & Z are not used. And if those letter run out they move on to the Greek alphabet..

Answer 7

there is a list of prechosen names....if it has became a major hurricane such as katrina or ivan...they retire those names so they arent used again.

Answer 8

There's a list. actually, several lists that trade off.

Answer 9

They start with A, then B, then C and they alternate between male and female names.

Answer 10

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